12/29/2008 @ 1:16PM

In Pictures: Extreme Job-Hunting Tips

Take to the Streets

After 11 months of fruitless job searching, Joshua Persky took to the streets of Manhattan to pass out his résumé in a sign that read “Experienced MIT Grad for Hire.” It worked. Last month, he was hired by New York accounting firm Weiser LLP. Persky chronicled his job search and showed off his job skills on his blog, Oracle of New York.